The travelling public now have a ‘much higher expectation’ from the UK transport system, says ADEPT’s Mark Corbin on this week’s Highways Voices
The travelling public will have a ‘much higher’ expectation from the transport system in the UK, according to Mark Corbin, chair of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT’s)National Traffic Manager’s Group. He was speaking on this week’s Highways Voices podcast and ahead of the Traffic Managers conference, taking place on […]
Traffic Group Signals launch advanced temporary signalling technology for haul routes
Traffic Group Signals, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of portable and temporary traffic signal products, has launched the innovative Metro Haul Route Crossing System. Currently available for hire, the Metro is the only wireless, temporary traffic signal range that complies with haul route permit conditions and has been designed to combat safety issues which […]
Enterprise invests £55m to expand UK traffic management fleet
One of the country’s largest commercial vehicle rental companies, Enterprise Flex-E-Rent, is investing £55 million in 200 new HGV and LCV traffic management vehicles in the UK. It says the newly extended fleet will support ever-growing demand from the road infrastructure sector for commercial vehicle hire. It is available for both daily and long-term flexible […]
Acklea “ramps up sustainability” with 7.2t recyclable plastic Traffic Management Vehicles
Traffic management vehicle company Acklea has announced it’s increasing production of its plastic-bodied 7.2 tonne commercial vehicles, saying demand for more lightweight, fuel-efficient and lower-emission vehicles is increasing among highways and infrastructure providers. It says the significantly reduced weight and recyclable body means these trucks use less diesel and are more environmentally-friendly. They are also […]
Aimsun shows how it improved Hamburg’s traffic with no infrastructure changes
The global transport modelling company Aimsun has issued a short video explaining how its software has helped re-plan traffic control strategies at a pinch point in Hamburg to improve traffic flow. In the case study, the high number of trucks merging onto the highway near Elbtunnel was causing severe congestion, so the Siemens Mobility team […]
TRL announces new UTC launch event
TRL has announced its software division will launch its new Urban Traffic Control software at a virtual event on Tuesday 30 June. It says its UTC system will utilise SCOOT® 7, enabling the ability to respond automatically to traffic fluctuations, removing the need for signal plans which are expensive to prepare and unable to manage […]
Cubic releases new connected vehicle solution
A new central transport management system’s been launched bringing traffic network data into a single repository for a real-time, integrated view of traffic operations. Cubic Transportation Systems’s TidalWave solution is providing connected vehicle technology as a standard feature to customers, using edge computing and machine learning. Cubic says TidalWave’s real-time service opens “endless possibilities” to […]